Interview with Jesus Alvarado on Sevilla FC Radio Tomorrow

As I mentioned in a previous post I recieved an invitation from Jesus Alvaredo, who is a god amongst Sevilla fans, to be interviewed on his radio show ‘Sevillistas por el mundo’ on Sevilla FC radio.
I’m going to talk about why I became a Sevilla fan and why I write both on here and on [...]

I Never Thought I’d Say This: Pull the Plug on Superliga

Count Pat Walsh’s lament about the 2008 schedule just the latest in a long line of fretting about the gauntlet through which Major League Soccer (MLS) drags its players – and short of personnel, at that. Walsh’s piece isn’t much better or worse than anyone else’s, but I’d credit his for finishing the cumulative [...]

The Crew Doubling Down? (Tripling?)

From my view on Ives Galarcep’s shoulders, I noted that Guillermo Barros Schelotto appears ready to stay in Columbus. Ives’ ongoing reporting on Columbus has other people sniffing around – chief among them the Washington Post’s Steve Goff and the Columbus Dispatch’s Shawn Mitchell. This may have less to do with coincidence than [...]

New Forward Tandem for the Yanquis?

Beat to the punch on this one…the only reason to read this post is the subtly different take.
A bit of U.S. Men’s National Team (Yanquis) news comes out of The Boston Globe’s report on Preston North End’s pursuit of New England Revolution striker Taylor Twellman (and I’ll get back to this*).  Here’s that:
“In yesterday’s training [...]

EPL Daily 1.10: Sissoko, Big Al and a new Magpie Boss, Hunt, Lita, Alves, Chimby, Defoe, and Downing

SAM ALLARDYCE: Sacked – well actually, Big Sam left by mutual consent – but yea, sacked. Who’s next? There are reports out there that Newcastle immortal Alan Shearer will take the post but he has already distanced himself. Everton’s David Moyes – Lucius Vorenus look-alike - was also put out there, but that’s already been shot down. Harry Redknapp, known [...]

MLS Rumor Watch Update (0-1)

I’ll attach the site’s record to each update, just to let you know where things stand. And, for the record, I’ll only be clocking the rumors that MLS Rumors rates 4 or higher. Here are the latest. I’ll keep the Rumor Watch updated as they come to me (as opposed to breaking…I [...]

Spencer Turns Down Fire; MLS Rumors: 0-1 (+ Ground Rules)

With a thank you to commenter Arriaga, I can report that MLS Rumors record presently stands at 0-1. He, in turn, picked up the report that John Spencer turned down the Chicago head coach’s job from the Houston Chronicle. (Here’s something interesting: I came across a Daily Southtown article, one dated January 10 [...]

CHI Player Interview: FC Dallas’ Ray Burse, Jr.

Ray Burse, Jr. has had one hell of a past year – on and off the field. As primarily a reserve last year, Burse waited patiently for his chance at the first team. Then Shaka Hislop retired,  Dario Sala was injured and Burse found himself in net for FC Dallas’ SuperLiga opener vs. Chivas Guadalajara. [...]